Craft Sequence Essays
Welcome to our archive of articles and essays about the Craft Sequence. Scroll for all of our articles, or go wherever suits you:
Relatively spoiler free essays if you’re new to the series / partway through and don’t want to spoil yourself
Spoilerific essays if you’ve read the series and want to delve deeper
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How to Kill a God
The death of gods is integral to the Craft Sequence, forming the plot of the first book and the entire background of the series in the God Wars. But, how do gods die? How do you kill a god? The early Craftsfolk had similar questions. This essay outlines the answers they uncovered.
Crafting your argument (and reality) | How Magic Works in the Craft Sequence
Craftsfolk are necromancer-lawyers, and as such a significant part of how they perform magic is via a strong argument, and asserting their truth onto reality. This essay looks at the magical components of a Craft argument.
Words, belief and the fabric of reality | How Magic Works in the Craft Sequence
Shaping reality and underpinning all magic in the Craft Sequence are words and belief. We take a deep dive into how this works in the Craft Sequence with examples from across the series.
Basics of the Craft and Applied Theology | How Magic Works in the Craft Sequence
How does magic work in the Craft Sequence? Two forms of magic, the Craft and Applied Theology, work on many of the same principles with some key differences - one is the magic of the people, and one is the magic of the gods. Part one of a series.
Masterpost: How magic works in the Craft Sequence
Masterpost of all essays in the ‘How magic works’ series.
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